by Christine Li | Feb 5, 2014 | Academic, Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Theories
It has struck me lately the irony that procrastinators work too hard. After all, the common perception of procrastinators is we’re not working at all. But that common perception is really only partially true. I think all procrastinators know that. We are...
by Christine Li | Dec 22, 2013 | Academic, Actions, All Posts, Techniques
When I help students figure out how to get through a week or two of multiple assignments for different classes, I teach them my version of the Foot-in-the-Door technique. I learned the technique when I was in my Social Psychology class in graduate school. The idea,...
by Christine Li | Dec 16, 2013 | Academic, Actions, All Posts, Techniques
The majority of my patients are college students, and working with this group of people is a great privilege. I get to watch people grow in leaps and bounds and rework and refine their personal styles of interacting with the world as they go. I have found that...
by Christine Li | Oct 7, 2013 | Academic, Actions, All Posts
When we skip things we are supposed to be doing, we often do so without a second thought. No problem. No one will notice. I’m only skipping this one time. I’ll make it up somehow. I’m far enough ahead so I don’t have to worry about missing...